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BigTree's Birthday Bash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Romper Stomper. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chito Hua!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a hook. Hua ducked under it nicely.
Vera misses the jab.
Vera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hua slips a straight right by Vera.
Vera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Vera lands.
A jab lands there for Vera.
Hua takes one to the chin there.
Vera avoids the head kick by Hua.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hua moves away.
Vera jabs at Hua's body.
Hua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vera throws a series of punches but Hua avoids them all with ease.
Hua blocks a jab.
Hua takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vera's brow.
Vera managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
Hua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Dominic Vera has been cut.
Hua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vera avoids it.
Vera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vera managing to block the knees to the body from Hua.
Hua tries to stall but Vera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera keeps control of Hua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vera's efforts to push away.
Hua missing with knees to the body.
Hua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vera.
Vera manages to break the clinch.
Vera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hua has time to react.
Vera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hua.
Vera jabs Hua right on the nose. Hua blinks but takes it well.
Vera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hua on the side of the head.
Vera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hua in his tracks.
Hua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Hua moves out of range of the strikes.
Vera scores with a nice head shot.
Vera scores with a shot to the body.
Hua moves out of range as Vera strikes.
Vera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hua at a distance.
Vera cracks a nice hook into Hua's ribs.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
Hua looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera lands a really nice looking cross but Hua seems unphased.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vera. Vera obviously looking to wear him down.
Vera throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Vera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hua doesn't seem phased though.
Vera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vera finds it's way round the side to connect with Hua's head.
A jab from Vera does it's job there.
Vera has closed the distance and engaged Hua in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vera breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Vera.
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Vera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hua throws a leg kick
and Hua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hua moves in looking to clinch but Vera pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Vera misses the target.
Hua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vera lands a nice shot that snaps Hua's head back.
Vera digs a good body shot into Hua's ribs.
Dominic Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vera clobbers Hua with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Vera misses the target.
Vera scores with a hook.
Hua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vera lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Vera.
Vera lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Vera.
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hua's sensitive parts.
Vera lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vera scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vera, as that shot connected.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.
Hua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vera connects with a crisp jab.
Vera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hua at a distance.
Vera scores with a nice right hand.
Hua tries to clinch up.
Vera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vera moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vera.
Dominic Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vera tests Hua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Vera there.
Hua tries to clinch up.
Vera looks to throw the jab but Hua is out of range.
Vera scores with a hook to the body. Hua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vera.
Dominic Vera is winning the standup battle so far.
Vera lands a body shot.
Vera scores with a sloppy right hand. Hua should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Vera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vera.
Vera swats away the attempt to clinch by Hua.
Hua has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vera throws a combination that misses
and Hua counters with a two punch combo.
Hua slips a straight right by Vera.
Decent striking displayed by Vera there.
Hua is breathing heavily.
Vera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hua takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.
Hua tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Hua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vera throws a one two combo.
Nice body punch from Vera.
Vera misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera avoids the head kick by Hua.
Donk. Vera catches Hua right on the button with a cross.
Vera scores with a jab to the head.
Vera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hua doesn't seem bothered though.
Hua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vera connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera cracks Hua with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vera's corner calls for a 1-2. Vera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vera counters with a left and a right that stings Hua.
Vera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hua on the side of the head.
Vera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vera lands a lovely overhand right.
Hua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vera to score with a decent uppercut.
Hua takes one to the side of the head.
Hua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vera finds it's way round the side to connect with Hua's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hua's head backwards.
Vera has closed the distance and engaged Hua in a clinch.
Hua trying to land knees to the body.
Hua throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hua throws an elbow but misses.
Vera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vera avoiding damage as Hua throws knees to the body.
Hua misses with an elbow over the top.
Hua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vera blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vera.
Vera lands with an overhand left.
Vera scores with a hook.
Vera lands a slapping body shot.
Hua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Vera scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vera throws a jab when Hua was well out of range.
Vera lands a body shot.
Chito Hua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hua at a distance.
Vera lands a glancing blow to the side of Hua's head.
Vera scores with the left hand. Hua knows he should have avoided that one.
Vera connects with a body shot.
Vera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hua backs up against the cage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vera, as that shot connected.
Vera lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Vera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Vera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Vera.
Hua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vera scores with a hook to the body. Hua takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hua moves forwards but Vera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hua misses with a body kick.
Vera looks to land a right hand but Hua moved out of range.
Vera lands a with a good body shot.
Vera lunges at Hua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hua's hand.
Hua needs to keep his hands up - Vera had a free shot at his head there.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab by Vera.
Vera misses with a hook.
Hua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Vera finds it's way through Hua's defenses.
Hua tries to clinch but Vera moves away
and Vera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hua misses with a kick to the body.
Hua ducks under a wild hook from Vera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera gets a clinch.
Vera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hua's head backwards.
Vera dips to his left and cracks Hua with an uppercut!
Vera looks to throw the jab but Hua is out of range.
Vera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut there from Vera.
Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera throws a hook but Hua blocks it.
Hua walks into a straight right hand from Vera.
Hua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hua misses with a straight right.
Vera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hua can do to turn this around?
A jab from Vera misses.
Vera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vera connects with a single shot there.
Hua tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera scores with a nice strike.
Hua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vera misses with a wild body shot.
Vera scores with a shot to the body.
Vera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hua momentarily.
Vera throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera works the jab nicely.
Vera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hua tries to land a front kick but Vera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vera wants to control but Hua is having none of it.
Vera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Vera tries to buck Hua off but he can't manage it.
Vera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Vera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hua misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vera is squirming around, avoiding Hua's attempts to control the action.
Vera is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chito Hua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
BOOM! Hua connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hua thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Vera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Vera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Buddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gora Sammo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Buddy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammo throws a sloppy head kick and Buddy moves out of range easily.
Buddy misses with a hook.
Sammo lands a head kick!
It looks like Robert Buddy has been cut.
Sammo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sammo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buddy moves out of range as Sammo throws a body kick.
Sammo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sammo doesn't manage to clinch there - Buddy circles away.
Sammo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buddy throws a body punch but Sammo moves out of range.
Gora Sammo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammo takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddy avoids the head kick by Sammo.
Sammo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sammo connects with a solid leg kick.
Buddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sammo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sammo is looking to clinch.
Buddy slips under a jab from Sammo.
Sammo thumps Buddy with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddy thows a leg kick but Sammo checks it
and Sammo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buddy looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammo throws a head kick that misses.
Sammo lands a head kick!
Sammo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Buddy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Buddy ducks right into an uppercut from Sammo.
Both fighters circling a little - Sammo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sammo lands a high kick to the side of Buddy's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sammo dives into guard, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buddy keeping moving, preventing Sammo from controlling successfully.
Buddy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sammo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sammo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammo stays in close to Buddy's body and controls the position.
Sammo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buddy is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Buddy's face as Sammo controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Buddy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Buddy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sammo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Buddy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sammo trying to control the action but Buddy is working from the bottom.
Buddy seems a little lost for a moment, as Sammo dominates the positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gora Sammo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Buddy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sammo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sammo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Sammo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Buddy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sammo lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Robert Buddy's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sammo throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buddy tries to circle away but Sammo has him pinned against the cage.
Sammo stalling.
Buddy avoiding damage as Sammo throws knees to the body.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but Buddy blocks it.
Sammo misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but Buddy blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buddy blocks the elbow strike.
Sammo stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Buddy is trying to break the clinch but Sammo has him pressed against the cage.
Sammo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buddy tries a body shot but Sammo blocks it.
Sammo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sammo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sammo looking to throw knees to the head but Buddy is blocking nicely.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sammo effectively controlling the action here.
Sammo crunches a lovely knee into Buddy's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sammo.
A short uppercut from Sammo.
Buddy is working for takedown but Sammo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Buddy avoids it.
Buddy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sammo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buddy blocks it with crossed arms.
Sammo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buddy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buddy tries for a takedown but Sammo manages to get underhooks.
Buddy managing to block the knees to the body from Sammo.
Sammo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Buddy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buddy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sammo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gora Sammo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Buddy.
Buddy lands with an overhand left.
Sammo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buddy's sensitive parts.
Sammo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Buddy moves out of range of the body kick from Sammo.
Sammo throws a front kick that sends Buddy stumbling back into the cage.
Buddy is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buddy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buddy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buddy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sammo counters with a nice body kick.
Buddy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sammo throws a sloppy head kick and Buddy moves out of range easily.
Sammo doesn't manage to clinch there - Buddy circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gora Sammo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Buddy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Buddy shoots in for a takedown but Sammo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sammo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buddy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sammo.
Sammo scores with a kick to the body.
Sammo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sammo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sammo lands a nice looking body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sammo misses with a body kick.
Sammo lands a nice looking body kick.
Buddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sammo moves in looking to clinch but Buddy pushes him off.
Sammo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sammo throws a front kick that sends Buddy stumbling back into the cage.
Sammo scoring well with a low kick there.
Sammo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sammo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sammo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buddy blocks it with crossed arms.
Sammo stalling.
Buddy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sammo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but Buddy blocks it.
Sammo lands a shoulder strike.
Sammo effectively controlling the action here.
Sammo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buddy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sammo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Buddy managing to block the knees to the body from Sammo.
Sammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buddy.
Sammo with a knee to the head.
Come on Sammo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sammo stalling against the cage.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but Buddy blocks it.
Sammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sammo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gora Sammo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buddy.
Sammo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buddy's efforts to push away.
Buddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sammo prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buddy has had enough of the clinch but Sammo keeps him there for the moment.
Sammo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buddy can do to turn this around?
Sammo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sammo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buddy's face.
The cut above Robert Buddy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buddy managing to block the knees to the body from Sammo.
Sammo landing knees to the head.
Robert Buddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buddy blocks an elbow strike from Sammo.
Sammo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buddy blocks it with crossed arms.
Sammo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buddy lands with a straight right. Sammo didn't see that one coming.
Buddy stuns Sammo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gora Sammo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sammo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gora Sammo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hezekiah LeMasters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeMasters has chosen Careless Whisper by Seether as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bill Pharoni has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
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145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hezekiah LeMasters!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharoni misses the jab.
Pharoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pharoni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
LeMasters throwing strikes from guard but Pharoni blocks nicely.
Pharoni keeping moving, preventing LeMasters from controlling successfully.
LeMasters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pharoni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
LeMasters throwing strikes from guard but Pharoni blocks nicely.
LeMasters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pharoni is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMasters stops Pharoni from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pharoni takes a swing at LeMasters's ribcage but misses.
LeMasters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Pharoni misses.
LeMasters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pharoni.
Pharoni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pharoni is rocked!
It looks like Bill Pharoni has been cut.
LeMasters throws an overhand right that lands on Pharoni's shoulder, as Pharoni tries to avoid the shot.
Pharoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pharoni really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pharoni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh Pharoni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pharoni misses the shot to the body.
Pharoni seems to have got his legs back now.
LeMasters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pharoni lands with a shot to the body.
LeMasters throws a series of punches but Pharoni moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters drives through with a takedown into guard.
LeMasters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pharoni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
LeMasters throws and elbow that misses. Pharoni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in LeMasters's guard. Nice move by Pharoni!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
LeMasters wants to sweep here but Pharoni controlling him for the moment.
LeMasters has control of Pharoni's left arm, preventing Pharoni from doing any damage.
LeMasters keeping full guard, as Pharoni tries to pass.
LeMasters controls Pharoni momentarily but Pharoni frees himself.
Pharoni won't allow LeMasters to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni trying to control but LeMasters is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pharoni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
LeMasters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
LeMasters moves out of range as Pharoni strikes.
A big right from Pharoni misses.
Pharoni waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract LeMasters.
LeMasters avoids the body shot from Pharoni.
Pharoni is breathing heavily.
LeMasters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pharoni misses with a wild body shot.
LeMasters misses with a series of wild punches.
LeMasters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for LeMasters.
No joy there for LeMasters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pharoni swivels and escapes.
Pharoni misses with a combination
and LeMasters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pharoni!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
LeMasters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pharoni's face.
LeMasters lands a big shot there that rocks Pharoni but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LeMasters looking to control but Pharoni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
LeMasters lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pharoni hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeMasters looking to control but Pharoni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah LeMasters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Pharoni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
LeMasters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pharoni sprawls well. Pharoni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LeMasters gets slowly back to his feet.
LeMasters looks to land a combination but Pharoni avoids it well.
Pharoni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pharoni throws the left hand but LeMasters avoids the punch easily.
Pharoni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeMasters misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
LeMasters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
LeMasters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
LeMasters shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
LeMasters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pharoni keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMasters misses with a head shot. Pharoni uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pharoni is looking to stand up but LeMasters isn't so interested in that idea.
Pharoni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
LeMasters advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
LeMasters postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pharoni is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked LeMasters off and has taken his back!
LeMasters wants to escape the position.
LeMasters breaks Pharoni's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pharoni keeping full guard, as LeMasters tries to pass.
Pharoni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters postures up in Pharoni's guard and throws a big left but Pharoni blocks it.
LeMasters wants to control from the top but Pharoni keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pharoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from LeMasters.
LeMasters looks for a takedown but Pharoni sprawls well.
Bill Pharoni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hezekiah LeMasters.
LeMasters is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pharoni's half guard.
LeMasters gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
LeMasters shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body punch from Pharoni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters staying out of range there.
Pharoni misses with a shot to the body
and LeMasters counters with a one-two to the body.
LeMasters has a takedown stuffed.
Pharoni scores with the left hand. LeMasters knows he should have avoided that one.
LeMasters throws a right hand that Pharoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Pharoni also avoids with ease.
LeMasters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pharoni misses the shot to the body.
LeMasters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pharoni throws a body punch but LeMasters moves out of range.
Pharoni digs a good body shot into LeMasters's ribs.
Bill Pharoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pharoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pharoni throws a hook to the side of LeMasters's head but LeMasters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LeMasters looks to land a combination. Pharoni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
LeMasters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pharoni.
LeMasters misses with a wild body shot.
LeMasters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pharoni sprawls well. Pharoni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LeMasters gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hezekiah LeMasters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Pharoni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
LeMasters shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
LeMasters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LeMasters moves nicely into side control.
LeMasters trying to control the position but Pharoni is working away.
Pharoni throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeMasters throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pharoni was covering up waiting for the punch and LeMasters finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LeMasters forces his way into half guard.
LeMasters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pharoni's head.
LeMasters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
LeMasters stalling.
Hezekiah LeMasters has got the better of the ground game so far.
LeMasters trying to control from half guard but Pharoni is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni is looking to escape.
LeMasters trying to control the action but Pharoni is working from the bottom.
LeMasters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
LeMasters stands up out of the half guard.
A nice combination there by LeMasters.
LeMasters takes a swing at Pharoni's ribcage but misses.
LeMasters closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
LeMasters is looking to take a break and control but Pharoni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeMasters in side control lands a decent elbow.
LeMasters decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pharoni to his feet.
LeMasters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pharoni avoids it really well and circles away.
Pharoni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pharoni misses with a combination
and LeMasters counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
LeMasters trying to pass the guard but Pharoni defending well.
LeMasters wants to work for an arm triangle but Pharoni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hezekiah LeMasters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni is trying to stand back up but LeMasters is controlling him
Bill Pharoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeMasters wants to free his trapped foot but Pharoni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
LeMasters takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pharoni won't allow LeMasters to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hezekiah LeMasters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well LeMasters has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hezekiah LeMasters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Purcell Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Sydney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Purcell Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Smokie. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Purcell Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Sydney!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purcell Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sydney.
Purcell Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Purcell Jr misses with a leg kick
and Sydney counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Purcell Jr!
Sydney looking to secure an arm triangle but Purcell Jr defends it well.
Sydney lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sydney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Purcell Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Purcell Jr tries to lock up and control but Sydney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sydney with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sydney.
Sydney working for a submission but Purcell Jr is keeping him at bay.
Sydney misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sydney is working for a guillotine from mount but Purcell Jr frees his head quite easily.
Purcell Jr really wants to buck Sydney off and get back to his feet.
Sydney working Purcell Jr over with strikes here.
Sydney is going olschool here, as he tries to force Purcell Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Purcell Jr shrugs it off.
Sydney cracks Purcell Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Purcell Jr has left one of his arms exposed and Sydney doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Purcell Jr screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sid Sydney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Disis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jablowme comes to the cage accompanied by hells bells. Disis has chosen Polly Jean Harvey - Angry Johnny as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heywood Jablowme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Disis!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jablowme manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Disis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jablowme manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jablowme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jablowme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jablowme wants to sweep but no luck.
Disis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jablowme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Disis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Disis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jablowme is on top in guard.
Disis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jablowme!
Disis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disis looking to finish with strikes here!
Disis lands a big shot there that rocks Jablowme but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Disis avoids the attempt from Jablowme to control.
Jablowme avoids a series of strikes thrown by Disis.
Disis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jablowme turns into him and now he's in Disis's guard.
Disis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jablowme tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Disis is working for a kimura but Jablowme is defending it quite comfortably.
Disis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jablowme's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Disis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jablowme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Disis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jablowme defends it well.
Disis looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disis is looking to advance position but Jablowme won't allow it.
Jablowme preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jablowme moves in looking to clinch but Disis pushes him off.
Jablowme closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Johnny Disis has been cut.
Jablowme misses with a body kick.
Jablowme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Disis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jablowme looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Disis tries to get to full guard but Jablowme has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Disis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Disis tries to get to full guard but Jablowme has control of the leg.
Jablowme gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jablowme gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jablowme is thwarting Disis's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heywood Jablowme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Disis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jablowme lands with a nice body punch.
Jablowme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heywood Jablowme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Disis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jablowme was well out of range. Poor timing from Disis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Disis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jablowme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jablowme throws a head kick that Disis semi-blocks.
Jablowme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Disis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jablowme counters with an inside leg kick.
Jablowme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Disis is breathing heavily.
Disis shoots in for a double leg but Jablowme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jablowme lands with a straight right. Disis didn't see that one coming.
Jablowme clinches up with Disis and pushes him back against the cage.
Jablowme breaks from the clinch.
Jablowme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Disis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablowme tries to clinch but Disis is having none of it.
Jablowme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jablowme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jablowme misses with a head kick.
Disis shoots in but Jablowme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Heywood Jablowme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Disis.
Jablowme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Disis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jablowme has his hands on Disis's head, controlling the position.
Disis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jablowme working for a triangle but Disis defends it easily.
Disis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jablowme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jablowme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jablowme keeping moving, preventing Disis from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Disis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jablowme is looking to clinch but Disis is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme tries a head kick but it misses.
Jablowme misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Jablowme lands but Disis takes it in his stride.
Jablowme lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Disis clinches up against the cage.
Jablowme working hard to break the clinch.
Jablowme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Disis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Disis misses with a double jab.
Jablowme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Disis rushes Jablowme and presses him up against the cage.
Jablowme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jablowme.
Jablowme gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Disis working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Disis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jablowme keeping moving, preventing Disis from controlling successfully.
Disis advances to half guard.
Jablowme blocking the ground and pound attempt from Disis.
Disis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jablowme defending well though.
Disis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Disis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jablowme defends it well.
Jablowme keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heywood Jablowme will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Disis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Disis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jablowme sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jablowme throws a head kick that misses.
Jablowme shoots in for a takedown but Disis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jablowme with a lazy takedown attempt
and Disis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by Disis or perhaps it was just good defense by Jablowme which made him look bad.
Jablowme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Disis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jablowme as he jumps to the side.
Heywood Jablowme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Disis.
Jablowme lands a head kick. Disis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Disis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Jablowme does no damage.
Jablowme shoots for a takedown but Disis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disis tries to clinch but Jablowme moves away
and Jablowme counters with a two punch combo.
Jablowme misses with a hook.
Jablowme tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Disis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jablowme can't keep his opponent in guard - Disis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Disis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Disis working over Jablowme with some ground and pound. Jablowme looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Disis uses his free foot to push down on Jablowme's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jablowme.
Jablowme avoids a series of strikes thrown by Disis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jablowme wants to hold on but Disis pushes him away.
Johnny Disis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Disis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disis lands a big elbow.
Disis prevents Jablowme from getting the reversal.
Disis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Disis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jablowme tries to hold on but Disis postures up.
Disis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jablowme hang on?
Jablowme tries to reverse the position but Disis maintains control.
Disis working for a submission but Jablowme is keeping him at bay.
Jablowme bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme won't allow Disis to sweep him here.
Disis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jablowme's guard.
Disis looking to pass the guard.
Disis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jablowme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jablowme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Disis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jablowme has control of Disis's left arm, preventing Disis from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jablowme looking for a sweep. Not yet Jablowme, not yet.
Disis throwing strikes from guard but Jablowme blocks nicely.
Disis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jablowme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jablowme dodges the punch combination from Disis.
Jablowme tries to keep at a distance but Disis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jablowme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jablowme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Disis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Disis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jablowme has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heywood Jablowme!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fing has chosen Ganster Love as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hickson Gwacie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwacie shoots in but Fing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gwacie blocks a head kick by Fing.
Good standup being displayed there by Fing as he connects with a hook.
Gwacie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Fing misses.
Gwacie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fing lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hickson Gwacie has been cut.
Fing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gwacie can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Fing.
A knee to the head by Fing.
Gwacie is rocked!
Fing prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hickson Gwacie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fing lands a body shot.
Gwacie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Gwacie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fing with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gwacie fails to pull guard.
Gwacie seems to have got his legs back now.
Fing connects with a knee to the head.
Fing working Gwacie over with knees to the body.
Gwacie is breathing heavily.
Gwacie can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing is struggling to control the position.
Gwacie jumps guard but Fing stands there with Gwacie around his waist. Gwacie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Fing.
Fing lands a knee to the body.
Fing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gwacie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fing prevents the takedown attempt.
Fing has Gwacie pushed against the cage.
Fing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gwacie's face.
Hickson Gwacie's cut is getting worse.
Fing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fing scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gwacie doesn't seem bothered though.
Fing thuds his shin into the meat of Gwacie's side.
Fing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fing connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fing misses with a series of wild punches.
Gwacie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fing's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie wants to pass the guard but Fing is keeping the position.
Fing controlling the position.
Gwacie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fing dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gwacie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gwacie is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gwacie looking for subs off his back but Fing has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gwacie is looking to improve his position.
Fing controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gwacie wants to improve his position but Fing is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gwacie actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fing keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gwacie is staying active underneath Fing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gwacie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Fing jumps into side control!
Gwacie tries to bench press Fing off him but Fing keeps the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gwacie wants to control but Fing postures up.
Gwacie looks to move to half guard but instead Fing has passed into mount! Damn!
Gwacie regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kah Fing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hickson Gwacie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body kick from Fing.
Fing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gwacie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gwacie tries to clinch up but Fing circles away and keeps his distance.
Fing tries to clinch but Gwacie moves out of range.
Fing cracks Gwacie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fing slaps away a takedown attempt from Gwacie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kah Fing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fing stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Fing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fing fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gwacie.
Gwacie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gwacie.
Fing throws a one two combo.
Fing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gwacie's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gwacie moves in looking to clinch but Fing pushes him off.
Fing delivers a nice body kick.
Fing scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gwacie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fing.
Nice body kick from Fing.
Fing moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fing lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing tries to clinch there but Gwacie circles away.
Fing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gwacie's calf.
Fing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kah Fing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gwacie shoots in for a takedown but Fing shows good takedown defense.
Fing moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hickson Gwacie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fing thuds a left hand into Gwacie's body.
Gwacie seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Fing shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Gwacie is backing up but Fing catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Gwacie covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Fing Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kah Fing!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Langston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Langston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Sander!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sander.
Sander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Langston.
Joe Langston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sander ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
Langston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Langston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sander throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sander misses with a wild body shot.
Langston misses with a low kick as Sander jumps back.
Sander ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
Langston misses with a hook to the body
and Sander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Langston.
Sander just misses with a punch to the body.
Sander falls off balance throwing a combination
and Langston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston swings for the body but Sander moves out of range.
Langston throws a hook to the side of Sander's head but Sander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sander fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Langston avoids it really well and circles away.
Langston connects with the punch.
It looks like Tommy Sander has been cut.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langston moves away.
Sander throws a jab but it's blocked by Langston.
Langston looks to throw the jab but Sander is out of range.
Langston throws a leg kick which misses Sander's front leg but catches the back leg as Sander tries to avoid it.
Sander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Langston.
Langston just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sander darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sander misses with an uppercut.
Langston missing with a left hand there. Sander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sander waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Langston.
Langston scores with a jab. Sander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sander checks a low kick from Langston.
Langston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Langston slips under a jab.
Langston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sander.
Langston misses with a body punch
and Sander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Langston thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander misses with a shot to the body
and Langston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Langston throws a lazy head kick
and Sander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Langston throws a looping overhand right but Sander ducks down to avoid it.
Sander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Langston misses with a combination
and Sander counters with a three punch combo that has Langston backing up. Langston nods at Sander to acknowledge the strikes.
Sander with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Langston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sander.
Langston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Langston staying out of range there.
Sander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Langston moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Langston.
Sander is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Langston rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Langston misses the target.
Sander throws a shot from downtown. Langston moves away and avoids it.
Sander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Langston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sander.
Langston throws a big shot that misses.
Langston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sander.
Sander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Langston throws a shot from downtown. Sander moves away and avoids it.
Langston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sander.
Sander avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tommy Sander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Sander.
Langston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Langston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sander slips under a jab.
Sander slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sander.
Langston misses with the combination.
Sander stuns Langston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston fails to land with a series of punches.
Sander throws a series of punches but Langston avoids them all with ease.
Sander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Langston throws out the jab.
Langston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sander avoids the head kick by Langston.
Sander misses with an uppercut. Langston saw that one coming.
Sander missing with a left hand there. Langston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Langston looks to land a left hand but Sander moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Langston is predictable there
and Sander counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Langston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Langston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sander cracks Langston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Langston throws a series of punches but Sander moves out of range.
Langston scores with a decent looking hook.
Langston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Langston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Langston slips a jab from Sander.
Langston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sander counters with a stiff right hand.
Langston slips a jab and a cross from Sander.
Sander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langston circles away quickly and effectively.
Sander misses with a double jab.
Langston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Langston circles away quickly and effectively.
Langston waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sander.
Langston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Langston swings for the body but Sander moves out of range.
Langston misses with a hook. Sander ducked under it nicely.
Langston tries to bum rush Sander with a series of wild strikes but Sander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Langston misses the shot to the body.
Langston moves away from the strike by Sander.
Sander slips a straight right by Langston.
Sander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Langston tries to land a body kick
and Sander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Langston thinking.
Langston throws a hook to the side of Sander's head but Sander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sander falls off balance throwing a combination
and Langston counters with a left to the body.
Langston scores with a shot to the body.
Langston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Langston throws out a loose jab but Sander uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Langston misses its intended target.
Joe Langston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sander throws a body punch but Langston moves out of range.
Sander throws a body punch but Langston moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy Sander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sander's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sander throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Langston counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Sander.
Sander takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Langston.
Langston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Langston misses with a body shot.
Langston dodges the punch combination from Sander.
Sander misses with a jab to the body
and Sander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Langston tries a low kick but Sander avoids it.
Sander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
Langston throws a lazy right hand but Sander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sander throws a right hand that Langston ducks under and follows up with a left that Langston also avoids with ease.
Sander moves out of range of the strikes.
Langston lands with a slapping head kick.
Langston throws a body punch but Sander moves out of range.
Langston tries to clinch up.
Sander scores with a body shot.
Langston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sander's head backwards.
Sander throws a series of punches but Langston moves out of range.
Langston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Langston throws a hook to the side of Sander's head but Sander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sander dodges the punch combination from Langston.
Sander missing with a left hand there. Langston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sander takes a swing at Langston's ribcage but misses.
Sander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Langston manages to avoid it.
Langston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Langston.
Langston misses with a series of wild punches.
Langston throws a hook but Sander avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
Langston checks a leg kick.
Sander lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sander.
No joy there for Sander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sander ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
Langston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Langston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sander.
Sander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Langston misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sander checks a leg kick.
Sander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langston.
A nice combination there by Sander.
It looks like Joe Langston has been cut.
Langston scores with a nice head shot.
Sander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Langston misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Langston.
Langston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langston was well out of range. Poor timing from Sander.
Sander misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sander really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Langston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langston.
Sander works Langston's body with a nice hook.
Sander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langston was well out of range. Poor timing from Sander.
Sander looks to land a right hand but Langston moved out of range.
Langston misses the shot to the body.
Sander lunges at Langston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Langston's hand.
Sander misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Langston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Langston thinking.
Langston throws a leg kick
and Sander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Langston thinking.
Sander misses the shot to the body.
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sander blocks a head kick by Langston.
Sander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sander misses with a body shot.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langston.
Sander misses with a series of wild punches.
Sander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Langston was well out of range. Poor timing from Sander.
Langston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sander.
Sander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sander's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sander duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sander misses with a body shot
and Langston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Langston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Langston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sander at a distance.
Sander throws a series of punches but Langston avoids them all with ease.
Langston is looking to chop away at Sander's legs.
Langston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sander.
Langston misses with a series of wild punches.
Langston fails to land with a series of punches.
Sander looks to land a left hand but Langston moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sander ducks under a wild hook from Langston.
Langston swings for the body but Sander moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Langston.
Sander just misses with a punch to the body.
Sander connects with a body shot.
Sander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sander connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sander misses the jab.
Langston misses with the combination.
Langston clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander tries to break the clinch but Langston is controlling the position.
Sander wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Langston.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sander as Langston tries to tie him up.
Langston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sander's efforts to push away.
Sander has had enough of the clinch but Langston keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Langston.
Langston throws a jab but it's blocked by Sander.
Langston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sander.
The fighters circling - Langston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sander dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Langston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Langston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Langston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Langston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Langston scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Langston catches Sander right on the button with a cross.
Langston throws a nice looking combination but Sander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Langston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sander.
Langston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Langston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sander throws a body punch but Langston moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sander misses.
Langston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sander slips a jab from Langston.
Langston takes a swing at Sander's ribcage but misses.
Sander throws a looping overhand right but Langston ducks down to avoid it.
Langston throws a hook but Sander blocks it.
Langston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sander looks to land a combination but Langston avoids it well.
Sander lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Langston misses the jab.
Sander moves out of range of the body kick from Langston.
Sander misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Langston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Langston clinches with his opponent.
Sander managing to block the knees to the body from Langston.
Sander scores with a hook to the body.
Sander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Langstons head.
Langston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sander.
Sander has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Langston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Langston avoiding damage.
Langston pushes Sander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langston pushes Sander back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Langston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sander blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sander misses with the head strike.
Sander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sander leaning against his opponent.
Sander letting Langston take a breather here.
Langston cracks Sander with a nice body shot.
Langston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sander's efforts to push away.
Langston breaks from the clinch.
Joe Langston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Langston misses with a double jab
and Sander counters with a nice uppercut.
Sander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sander throws a body punch but Langston moves out of range.
Sander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Joe Langston's cut is getting worse.
Sander swings for the body but Langston moves out of range.
Langston just misses with a punch to the body.
Sander cracks a nice hook into Langston's ribs.
Langston throws a hook but Sander blocks it.
Sander blocks a jab.
Sander lands with a nice body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Langston throws a lazy right hand but Sander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tommy Sander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Langston misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Sander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 46:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Sander! Tommy Sander retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Lawler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawler misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Lawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lawler misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawler thinking.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Lawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada is looking to wear down Lawler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, jab by Yamada - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Yamada looks to land a left hand but Lawler moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lawler.
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawler.
Yamada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lawler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
Lawler throws a combination that misses
and Yamada counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Lawler ducks right into an uppercut from Yamada.
Lawler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
A jab from Lawler does it's job there.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a wild combination.
Lawler defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Yamada dips to his left and cracks Lawler with an uppercut!
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Lawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Lawler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawler throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Lawler throws a big shot that misses.
Lawler misses with a hook. Yamada ducked under it nicely.
Yamada digs a good hook to Lawler's body.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Lawler cracks a nice hook into Yamada's ribs.
Eric Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and Lawler counters with a left to the body.
Lawler misses the body punch
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawler defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Lawler misses with a jab to the body
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawler throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
Lawler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Yamada counters with a left and a right that stings Lawler.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Lawler moves away and avoids it.
Lawler throws a shot from downtown. Yamada moves away and avoids it.
Lawler misses with a hook.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lawler throws the left hand but Yamada avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Lawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawler misses with a double jab
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Yamada throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to land a combination. Lawler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lawler swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Yamada counter with a right hand.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawler misses with a hook.
Lawler misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawler looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Lawler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Tadamasa Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada defending well as Lawler loads up on a big left hand.
Lawler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lawler waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yamada.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Lawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Lawler misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawler is just out of range.
Lawler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadamasa Yamada dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yamada defending well as Lawler loads up on a big left hand.
Lawler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Lawler misses with a shot to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lawler.
Yamada is looking to chop away at Lawler's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
Lawler slips a straight right by Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lawler.
Yamada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lawler dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Lawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawler missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawler misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada lands a nice looking body shot.
Eric Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawler looks to land a right hand but Yamada moved out of range.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawler scores with a body shot.
Lawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lawler misses the body punch
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Tadamasa Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawler slips a jab from Yamada.
Lawler misses with a wild body shot.
Lawler misses the body punch
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Lawler avoids the head kick by Yamada.
Yamada throws a one two combo.
Eric Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lawler jabs at Yamada's body.
Lawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawler.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target.
A jab from Lawler misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadamasa Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadamasa Yamada!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter comes to the cage accompanied by THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potter circles away.
Potter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Potter trying to hold on to Hood's head to control him but Hood postures up.
Potter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hood's back!
Potter working for the choke.
Potter trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hood doesn't escape.
Hood is trying to break free.
Hood covering up well and avoiding damage.
Potter doesn't have the hooks in and Hood manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hood drops back, looking for a kneebar! Potter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Potter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Potter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hood tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Hood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hood missing with punches from the bottom.
Hood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Potter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Potter wants to control but Hood is keeping him busy.
Potter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Potter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Potter is trying to control the action in half guard but Hood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Potter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Potter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potter clobbers Hood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hood tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Hood tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good exchange - Potter coming out on top.
Hood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hood fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood misses with a body shot.
Hood tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Hood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Potter pinned against the cage. Potter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hood looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Potter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Potter.
Hood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Potter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Potter.
Potter throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Hood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Potter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Potter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Potter has closed the distance and engaged Hood in a clinch.
Hood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Potter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood shoots in for a takedown but Potter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter throws a body punch but Hood moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Hood or perhaps it was just good defense by Potter which made him look bad.
Potter swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
Hood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Potter circles away.
A jab from Potter does it's job there.
Hood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Potter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hood thinking.
Carter Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Potter.
Hood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Potter lands a nice looking body shot.
Hood takes one to the side of the head.
Potter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Potter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Potter scores with a jab to the head.
Potter lands a with a good body shot.
No joy there for Hood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hood backs up against the cage.
Potter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter connects with the punch.
Potter lands a nice looking body shot.
A left lands for Potter.
Hood takes one to the side of the head.
Potter lands a nice shot that snaps Hood's head back.
Potter lands a slapping body shot.
Potter scores with the left hand. Hood knows he should have avoided that one.
Hood is breathing heavily.
Potter tries to bum rush Hood with a series of wild strikes but Hood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Potter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hood on the side of the head.
Potter clinches up with Hood and pushes him back against the cage.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood with a poor takedown
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Potter finds it's target.
Hood walks into a stiff left hand from Potter.
Good shot there by Potter.
Potter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Potter misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Potter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Potter.
Hood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Potter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hood.
Potter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hood's sensitive parts.
Hood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter clobbers Hood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Potter thuds his right hand into Hood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Potter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Potter misses with an uppercut. Hood saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Potter misses the shot to the body.
Potter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Potter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Potter scores with a decent looking hook.
Potter lands an overhand right.
Potter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potter is looking to land body kicks.
Hood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Potter throws a shot to the body.
Potter connects with a crisp jab.
Potter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hood on the side of the head.
Hood tries to clinch up
and Hood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a nice uppercut.
Potter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Potter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hood at a distance.
Potter scores with a nice strike.
Potter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hood has his takedown stuffed
and Hood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter catches Hood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hood slips under a jab from Potter.
Hood dodges the punch combination from Potter.
Hood misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Potter just misses with a punch to the body.
Potter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hood can do to turn this around?
Hood shoots and misses
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Hood closes the distance but Potter moves to the side
and Potter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hood misses with a takedown
and Hood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Potter.
Potter lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Potter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Potter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Potter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Potter.
Potter scores with a shot to the body.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Hood closes the distance but Potter moves to the side
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Hood moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Potter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Potter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Potter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hood checks it well.
Hood clinches but Potter breaks the clinch
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter scores with a nice strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hood drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Potter pulls Hood in close to his closed guard and prevents Hood from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hood throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter looking for a sweep. Not yet Potter, not yet.
Hood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potter wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Potter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hood's back!
Potter doesn't have the hooks in and Hood manages to turn into his guard.
Potter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
Potter is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Potter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
Potter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Potter seems keen to control Hood's posture.
Gordon Hood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Potter looking for a sweep. Not yet Potter, not yet.
Hood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Potter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carter Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hood throws and elbow that misses. Potter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hood's guard. Nice move by Potter!
Hood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Potter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Potter has managed to get both his arms back between Hood's legs - danger averted.
Potter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carter Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Potter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oppolla Doc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bowbish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doc's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heat - The Jesus and Mary Chain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oppolla Doc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bowbish!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Bowbish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowbish.
Bowbish scores with a hook to the body. Doc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bowbish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bowbish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowbish throws a big shot that misses.
Doc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bowbish.
Bowbish misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Bowbish.
A punch combination from Doc misses.
Bowbish tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan Bowbish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowbish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowbish wants to clinch up but Doc keeps it at a distance.
Bowbish tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doc is able to avoid easily.
Bowbish closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doc did well to prevent Bowbish getting side control.
Bowbish sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doc defending well though.
Bowbish is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Doc is just riding it out for now. Bowbish eventually gives up the hold.
Bowbish not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bowbish.
Bowbish missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bowbish wants to pass the guard but Doc is defending well.
Bowbish not doing much here.
Bowbish throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doc tries to roll over but Bowbish keeps him under control.
Doc is defending against the submission attempts here by Bowbish.
Bowbish is pressing down on Doc's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doc is holding on for now.
Doc is defending against the submission attempts here by Bowbish.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowbish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish throws a body punch but Doc moves out of range.
Doc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doc misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowbish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowbish doesn't manage to clinch there - Doc circles away.
Bowbish tries to land a leg kick but Doc saw it coming and moves away.
Doc slips under a jab.
Bowbish throws an overhand right that lands on Doc's shoulder, as Doc tries to avoid the shot.
Bowbish bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doc's head backwards.
Bowbish fails with the takedown.
Bowbish is looking to clinch but Doc is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bowbish misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Bowbish.
Bowbish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bowbish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doc is out of range.
Bowbish misses with a looping right.
Bowbish dodges the punch combination from Doc.
Doc waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bowbish.
Bowbish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oppolla Doc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Bowbish.
Doc misses with a wild body shot.
Bowbish does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doc ducks under a wild hook from Bowbish.
Bowbish shoots for a takedown but Doc saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bowbish dodges the punch combination from Doc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oppolla Doc will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowbish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horrible takedown by Bowbish or perhaps it was just good defense by Doc which made him look bad.
Bowbish cracks Doc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doc misses with a straight right.
Bowbish shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doc pinned against the cage. Doc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bowbish tries to clinch but Doc moves out of range.
Bowbish drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Doc keeping moving, preventing Bowbish from controlling successfully.
Bowbish looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bowbish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish throws and elbow that misses. Doc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bowbish's guard. Nice move by Doc!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowbish manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doc manages to get himself to full guard.
Doc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowbish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bowbish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowbish trying to control the position from guard on top but Doc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doc working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bowbish postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bowbish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doc is keeping the position for now.
Bowbish is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Doc is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Doc has escaped and now he's on top!
Bowbish has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Doc is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bowbish.
Bowbish is breathing heavily.
Bowbish is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doc decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bowbish to his feet.
Bowbish misses with a hook.
Bowbish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doc was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowbish.
Doc moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowbish.
Doc throws a series of punches but Bowbish avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Bowbish misses.
Doc blocks the body kick.
Bowbish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Doc.
Doc thows a body shot but no joy.
Doc keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doc slaps away a takedown attempt from Bowbish, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oppolla Doc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Bowbish.
No luck for Bowbish with that takedown attempt.
Oppolla Doc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bowbish misses with a body shot.
Bowbish closes the distance and clinches up with Doc, looking for a takedown. Bowbish pushes Doc against the cage but Doc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oppolla Doc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowbish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doc.
Doc scores with a jab to the body.
Doc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bowbish backs up against the cage.
Bowbish throws a leg kick but Doc moved away.
Bowbish closes the distance and clinches up with Doc, looking for a takedown. Bowbish pushes Doc against the cage but Doc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowbish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bowbish is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doc sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doc blocks a leg kick.
Doc's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Doc duly obliges.
It looks like Dan Bowbish has been cut.
Doc throws a nice looking combination but Bowbish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oppolla Doc dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Bowbish's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doc drops Bowbish with a beautiful combination! Bowbish stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Doc is looking for the KO!
Bowbish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doc.
Doc ducks under a wild hook from Bowbish.
Bowbish throws a low kick but Doc avoids it.
Doc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowbish misses with a jab to the body
and Doc counters with a nice right hand that sends Bowbish toppling to the canvas! Bowbish scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Doc finish him?!
Bowbish is rocked!
Oppolla Doc is winning the standup battle so far.
Doc misses with a wild combination.
Bowbish throws a leg kick but Doc sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Doc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowbish throws a leg kick
and Bowbish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowbish connects with a nice looking jab.
Doc tries to bum rush Bowbish with a series of wild strikes but Bowbish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowbish misses with an uppercut.
Bowbish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Bowbish misses
and Doc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doc checks a leg kick nicely.
Bowbish thows a leg kick but Doc checks it
and Doc counters with a right hand to the body.
Doc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowbish.
Bowbish wants to land a leg kick but Doc is out of range.
Bowbish thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doc misses with a body shot.
Doc connects with a body shot.
Doc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowbish needs to keep his hands up - Doc had a free shot at his head there.
Doc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowbish circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowbish wants to land a leg kick but Doc is out of range.
Doc moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowbish can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Doc.
Bowbish misses with an uppercut. Doc saw that one coming.
Bowbish throws a leg kick but Doc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowbish misses with a leg kick
and Doc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowbish lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bowbish throws a solid leg kick but Doc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowbish.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowbish has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Doc - that landed with a thud.
Doc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowbish.
Doc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doc throws a combination. Bowbish tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish tries to clinch there but Doc circles away.
Bowbish throws a series of punches but Doc moves out of range.
Doc tries to bum rush Bowbish with a series of wild strikes but Bowbish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bowbish tries to clinch
and Bowbish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowbish tries to clinch but Doc is having none of it.
Bowbish takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doc moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bowbish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bowbish tries to land a leg kick but Doc saw it coming and moves away.
Bowbish shoots in for a takedown but Doc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doc throws a good cross that connects.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doc scores with a body shot.
Doc just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowbish walks into a jab.
Doc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bowbish throws a lazy right hand but Doc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Doc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowbish doesn't seem phased though.
Doc tests Bowbish's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowbish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bowbish shoots in for a double leg but Doc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doc misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Doc as he checks the leg kick.
Doc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Doc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oppolla Doc clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Bowbish's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowbish cracks Doc with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doc lands a nice looking body shot.
Doc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doc blocks a jab.
Doc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doc scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowbish, right into the meat.
Bowbish tries to clinch
and Bowbish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowbish walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bowbish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bowbish scores with the left hand. Doc knows he should have avoided that one.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bowbish throws out a leg kick but Doc moves out of range and Bowbish only half commits.
Bowbish thows a leg kick but Doc checks it
and Bowbish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bowbish.
Jab by Doc.
A right-left combo lands from Doc.
Doc throws a right hand that Bowbish ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowbish also avoids with ease.
Bowbish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doc's waist but Doc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bowbish off to one side.
Bowbish misses with a leg kick
and Doc counters with a one-two to the body.
Doc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doc throws a nice looking combination but Bowbish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowbish is looking to chop away at Doc's legs.
Doc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowbish.
Doc throws a right and a left that Bowbish avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish lands with a right hand.
Doc fails to land with a series of punches.
Doc checks the leg kick.
Bowbish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doc's calf.
Doc takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowbish cracks Doc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowbish shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Doc counters with a left and a right that stings Bowbish.
Oppolla Doc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Bowbish.
Bowbish moves away from the strike by Doc.
Doc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bowbish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowbish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bowbish misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bowbish fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Bowbish there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowbish.
Bowbish tries a low kick but Doc avoids it.
Doc checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bowbish tries to clinch up but Doc circles away and keeps his distance.
Doc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bowbish gets the takedown into side control.
Bowbish lands an elbow.
Bowbish fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Doc is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bowbish asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Doc rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bowbish's guard! Nice work there by Doc!
Doc wanted to stand there but Bowbish had control of the position.
Bowbish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doc's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowbish looking to pass the guard.
Bowbish throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oppolla Doc had his way with Dan Bowbish in that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Bowbish's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bowbish shoots in for a takedown but Doc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowbish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowbish.
Bowbish tries for a takedown but Doc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bowbish moves in looking to clinch but Doc pushes him off.
Bowbish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowbish misses with a low kick.
Bowbish takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Doc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bowbish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bowbish scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowbish is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bowbish dodges the punch combination from Doc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Doc.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doc.
Bowbish paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowbish.
Doc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Doc misses its intended target.
Doc misses with a series of wild punches.
Doc scores with a decent looking hook.
Doc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doc wants it to stay on the feet.
Oppolla Doc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Bowbish.
Bowbish scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowbish misses the target.
Doc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bowbish on the side of the head.
Bowbish shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doc sprawls well. Doc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowbish gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doc throws a right and a left that Bowbish avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Doc.
Bowbish throws a hook but Doc avoids it easily.
Bowbish swings for the body but Doc moves out of range.
Bowbish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowbish misses with an uppercut.
Bowbish shoots in for a takedown but Doc shows good takedown defense.
Doc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doc wants it to stay on the feet.
Bowbish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doc's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doc scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowbish in his tracks.
No joy there for Doc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doc swings for the body but Bowbish moves out of range.
Bowbish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doc slips under a jab.
Bowbish misses with a low kick.
Doc misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowbish staying out of range there.
Doc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowbish misses with a double jab
and Doc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowbish shoots in but no luck this time.
Doc checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bowbish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doc misses with a hook.
Bowbish connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doc's hands.
Doc lands a two punch combo.
Bowbish gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowbish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowbish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowbish.
Bowbish throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bowbish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bowbish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doc's waist but Doc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bowbish off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bowbish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowbish.
Dan Bowbish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowbish missing with a left hand there. Doc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oppolla Doc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:44
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:44
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oppolla Doc!
Oppolla Doc is the new heavyweight champion!
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